Sunshine State Young Reader Awards

The Sunshine State Young Readers Award (SSYRA) Program is a statewide reading motivational program for students in grades K through 8. The purpose of the SSYRA Program is to encourage students to read independently for pleasure and to read books that are on, above, and below their reading level in order to improve their reading fluency. Sunshine State books are selected for their wide appeal, literary value, varied genres, curriculum connections, and/or multicultural representation. The SSYRA committee is comprised of 30 qualified school librarians located throughout the state of Florida, subdivided into three committees- K-2 (SSYRA Jr.), grades 3-5 and, grades 6-8.

On the following pages you will find the the 2020-2021 Sunshine State Young Readers Award lists for K-2 and 3-5, virtual book shelves to learn more about the books on the lists, and links to find these books in eBook and audiobook format at both the Mandel and Palm Beach County Public Libraries.